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Who IL III

From the RailrOader.
One morning just before the war, as my train
drew up at Brandy Station, chap in a butter
nut suit and q homemade wool hat rushed up and
addressed me as stepped 10 the ground?
as you th'r clerk er this yer kyar?"
SIN the conductor; what do you.want?" ans
wered.
81 wanter go ter 'Washintun ON this yer kyar. I"
"Well, get aboard, l said.
He climbed the steps and raped on the door.
When he raped second time some wag inside
called out, "COme fn!' There were at least nifty
passengers In the car. He began at the front
seat, spRking hands with every one clear to
dor and then "How,s YER folks y
or course IL was regular circus for the Their pas
sengers. He lived 40 miles In the country and had
never seen train before. When he stepped on
the car here In Washington Iet sorry Tor him;
but, will you believe IT, that greenhOrn Is to-day
one OF the first merchants OF Washington, and Is
reported TO be worth over 100000.
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Absinthe and its Victims.

Paris Dispatch to the London Daily Telegraph
Absinthe Is used by nearly all moderate drinkers
In this capital appetizer before dinner an its
opaine tint in the tumblers set before Boulevard
iers at the "absinthe hour" is pleasant enough to
look upon; but its immoderate use Is productive Of
untold evils, as the chronicles OF the hospitals can
vouch for, and its slaves are becoming more numer-
Gus every day, particularly among the poorer
Glasses, who ny TO It because IL Is cheap and soon
intoxicates. man known In the neignb lrhoOd of
the milltaryschoOl as Pere Frederic who an
pperaIlc .pstmntsnorc'' of repute In the provinces
coctton, thus adding one victim more to the long
list OF persons called buueurs dabsinthe. Fred.
eric destroyed his larynx by his favortte drink
but he managed TO exc out a miserable existence
by singing In third-clas5 cafes concerts. He was
engaged lately In one OF these places but the pro-
prtetOr OF the establishment became bankrupt and
paid on his tenor with "a bottle of absinthe" The
broken-down singer, who had no money for food,
went home TO his garnet and poured the contents
OF his quart bottle down his throat In the morn.
ing he was cas- dead as a door nail"
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YELEGRAMS TO THE STAR
SAILING A MILE A MINUTE.
THAT'S the Time an Inventor thinks his
Surfaee.>kin INNING Boat will Make.

That's the Time IN Inventor thinks his
Surfaee->kinsming Boat will Wake.
PrTrsBuRa October 24-The Dtspatch says: j.
H..Kates, OF stockton avenue, Allegheny. has Sc
cured patent on an invention, which, he thinks,
VIII revolutSonize travel by water II consists OF
boat 50 constructed that IL runs 70 o great extent
on TOD OF the water. instead OF through the
water A mile a minute is claimed for
It The boat does not set down IN the water.
II seLs on broad, water-Iight wheels, the circum-
ference OF which Is formed Of light steel tangent
faces. There are four OF more wheels. The 'front.'
and rear ones are the full width OF the boat The
Others placed on each side OF the boiler and
gines- The ensine-room Is placed between the
Wheels, and the cabin Is ou II above. Both en-
trey out u water The wheels are journaled TO
chains.
In speaking OF his invention Mr. Rates said:
'rSince the beginning OF steam navigation all in
yentlOns and Improvements have been but TO one
end, that OF pushing q hull through water. got
TO thinking about this, and, after experimenting
with small boat, concluded that vessel built 10
run on top or the water could be made 70 60 at q
very rapid rate. Now. with the Improvements
which have recently been made In steam engineer
In, believe q boat 30 constructed could be pro-
peIleO At the rate OF q mile a minute. IL IS Vi
course, INTENDED as a passenger boat; the oiu-
fashioned stern or side-wheelers are fast enough
for freight. The boat will be steered by rudders IN
propelled by triple or guadruple expansion engines
with coll boilers OIL will probably be used as
fuel
About year ago applied for a patent cover:
Ing the fundamental principle OF my Invention 1
received it a few weeks ago and am now pushing
applications for patents In most OF the countries
OF Europe. expect 10 have . trial boat built Ia
Short
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An Englishnnan At the White House.
GalenRus Letter To London Timea

AuA Au8 nMA04 ~ tho W mite House,
Galengss Letter to London Times
The accommodations for the Presidents family
In the White House, however, are on such q con-
tracted scale, that strange as 1t may seem. he is
almost unable to invite visitors beyond two or
three, for want Of sleeping apartments Yet all
effort to get better house or in o healthier
locality has failed. The ruler Of so proud and
wealthy nation might be more generously pro-
vided. AS II Is, his dwelling Is more than half a
puDlic ONCE, for the people flock into the East
Room at Will, and It's worn and faded carpeting
TESTIFY 10 the stunning OF many feet, while the
torn window curtains demonstrate the
stealthy energy OF the relic-hunter. large
number, who can readily on various pretexts get
secretaries and often the President himself with
their opportunities, SO that he has little comfort
and not even privacy. Every day, when tagged
out with the persistence OF the visitors above
stairs or fatigued by the almost overwhelming
cares OF bis august once, the President seeks re-
lief by coming down to the East Room 10 PASS a
lew moments with the multitude. He feels secure
from importantly there and Is not averse TO graft
Tying the pard0nable curiosity OF the citizen who
Is deSlrous OF seeing and briefly shaking hands
with The Chief Magistrate. Hundreds wait for this
audience, ana ne has hearty grasp and kind word
Tor all President Cleveland Is O sturdy, unas-
and this Oily "handshake" has done much to
popularize him with the visitors as wen as the
people OF Washington. The ceremony, which is
the only one bringing the ruler In direct contact
with the people, Is very simply done, without any
snow or guard OF any sort, and with open doors 70
every one, all classes, high or humble being ne.
ceived with equal anabiiity.
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Cloak Rooms I'm Churches.
From the London Truth.


Apropos OF structural defects Of churches, which
/ am glad 10 see. are attracting some attention
just now, 10 is an astonishing thing that 1t has
never occurred 10 any one 10 provide a cloak-room
accommodation at places OF worship. / always
feel difficulty myself about going TO church on
wet Sundays because do not know how when I
get there, shall dispose OF my umbrella and mac
tntosh with comfort TO myself and without annoy
Ing others No doubt many sensitive persons feel
the same. Then, again. look at the hat difficulty
Few men can AFFORD new hat q week, yet no man
can respect himself In hat that has once Deen un-
der the seat during whole service. And how, ask
can an average Christian perform his devotiOns In
an acceptable spirit, with tn knowledge that, as he
kneels be Is putting his foot through the crown OF
his Lincoln and Bennett? i see that at the Church
Congress the subject OF "Hindrances to Devotion
Is down for discussion, but / shall be much sur.
prised II any reverend orator gives q thought to
this aspect OF the question. Yet am convinced
that cloak-roofn, with civil attendant 10 take
charge OF hats, umbrellas, &C., would do much 10
promote true piety, and would be greater attrac-
ton than sensational preacher-Or even 'church
privileges"
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Want Compositions Abolished.
PECULIAR OBJECTS or POLITICAL MOVEMENT BBGrl
IN ERrE COCNrY. A.

IN ERIE COUNTY, "a
PlrTsBURG. october ga peculiar political
movement has been begun az Fairview. Ene
County, this state, under the name OF the country
Peoples Patriotic Union special TO the Dtspatch
says OF ft: The chief mover Is MI. y. Y. ftIkins
" no Is farmer OF experience and man OF letters
He and his co-wOrkers have notion that the coun-
try l. going 20 ruin through the EXTENSION OF us
railroad system The scheme OF the Country
PeOple,s Patriotic UniOn- Is to have the General
Government take charge OF the roads ana run
them so Inat each locality Will have 10 depend on
IN, own hOIns market and will not interfere with
tine markets OF Othe neighbOrhoods. Thus, for In
stance he holds that II the General Government
had control OF the railroads. nxed raLe per mile
would b., made upon each oushel OF corn and
pound OF meat transported, and Kansas corn and
iexas cattle would no longer be able TO compete
with Erie County corn-growers and STOCK raisers
In New YORK markets.
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a W0nSan,s Cact.

From the Boston Sunday Times.
The eccentricities OF the country school "com-
mittee man" are many, and have often been
painted In glowing coors. The following incident
occurred In Connecticut, and may be added to those
already known: A rich young woman, tired Of the
do-nothing life OF luxurious home. one winter de-
cded TO teach school, both for the pleasure OF doing
something and earning some money OF her own
She applied for the position or teacher In district
school, ana her acceptance depended upon the de-
cision OF one man, who evidently thought she was
too dainty for the place. The COMM teeman said
10 her, after much silent elaboration: II know
you've got DOCK lirnng, and all that; but have you
got grit? be you spunky?n II be- replied the an
picant with fine tact, and she got the position
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The French Haze the English, Too.


one day In Paris recently. I asked O gendarme
the directioa 70 a place ! wished to see He
Strengthened up his crooked and lazy form and be-
gan 10 point the way, when a French woman pass
ins along, took In the situation. She came up and
expostulated against the civility. She declared
was an Engiishman. said mo-" When the wo-
man went away the gendarme continued 10 do his
Ofi,ial duty, and fellow policeman intertered.
This man said / was German and
shook his head In o. position 70 the
1t was no use I'll said american" Then was
slapped on the shoulder and all was well thus it
4 sen that this disposition TO strike at England
and Germany even pervades the gendarmerie OF
P1ris QUEEN Victoria has for many years made it
the principal aim OF her life 70 marry as many
members VI her family into the royal family OF
Germany as possible. And she has met with re-
mATkabie success. The head OF England ana that
OiGennany are Enked by blood closely together.
d Is said even IN London, that Queen Victoria In
q nds 10 leave all her immense wealth 10 her rea-
uses In Germany, and the French say the queen
q England much loves Germany that she would
help the German empire In the event OF war. 50,
" - seen, the French, hating Germany 70 the
hath, do not like England
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What's the Matter with the ssNeW.
FashiOned Girl ~

toberf j. Burdette-
BLESS the old-fashioned girl, says Bishop Cos
rove; "heaven bless her and raise up others like
err So say ], and 30 say we all OF us, Bishop.
VI whose fault is Il that there are not more OF
II Not heavens, by long chalk. Heaven isn't
the goSerness and nursery business to-day any
ore than II was when grandma nursed her own
hIoen, this very 'old-Iashioned girl among
hem- lhe -Old-ftshioned girl" from all we can
MAI OF h.r. Was paragon OF goodness and CON-
pon srnsf when she was a girl butch, sir, the
kilng on o the goodly.- What kind OF mother
che make that good people mourn 90 sOrely
me new-tashioned girl1 "Hesyen raise
up some IKE herself, Bishopf the "old-fash-
~ nri" can turn her babies over body mind,
soul, 10 an untaught savage that LANDED In
le Garden with one change Of linen and
.ner Del only SIX weeks ago and expect heaven
raise up" such children as her mother did
ascn doesn't take Q silent partnershfp In
And OF q nrm- Unprontable servants
ht We are, We want heaven 10 do every
ng The trouble with the ''old-fashioneA
seemed 70 be that she lacked STAYING
slles sne started Oh well enough. but got
lttlsh about the distance poie, and Instead OF
ps.aatng her own Kind, she raised snew-
Snpned girls" Put that In your pipe and smoke
grandma You and the eyolutionists viii nav
s.se tnis problem between you ItA TOO deep
~ tne Jester. But. BY the way, what's the
'.s~'1 Win the '-new-fzsnioned girl" anyhow
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uaZttte
The waxed tablets found, together with silver
vases, &C. at Pompeii all belong to one woman.
Decidias Margars. and are contracts precisely SIM
liar 10 those found twelve years ago belonging TO
one Lucio Cecilio Giocondo but, unlike those
which were inclosed In strong iron box and had
Undergone process OF carDoniZation which pre-
present ones were only folded together with the
vases, In a thick cloth, which the rain water has
penetrateu reducing tne wood TO pulp and wear
Ing away the wax on which the Characters are i'm
pressed so that only some fragments preserved
the writing, and few days AFTER the discovery
these. TOO, were LOST the wax separating from the
wooden tablets and breaking up into minute par.
ueles. There remains now only one tablet which
has been naturally preserved by being impregnated
with oxide OF copper. IL Is the contract Tor the
sale OF young slaves To Decidia Margaris
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Ayeterau,s Lost Diary.
nm RECEIVERS 1T AFTER TwENTY-FoUR YEARS Al
REUNION At GETTYsBrRG.

RECOvERS IT AFTEk TWEN1Y-FOCR YEARS AT 4
REUNION AT GETTYSBURG.
GrrrYsBrRG Pa, october 24.-During the stay
the past few days at Gettysburg OF the Fourteenth
regiment OF Brooklyn, pleasing occurrence hap
pened 10 one OF the war veterans. Edward Riker
was a member OF Company ID, Fourteenth regi-
rnent and during the battle OF the LIST OF July,
IsssS lost his diary. IL was found by one Edward
spring, who gave IL into the keeping Of q Miss
Sallle Mcclellan This lady Is now the wife of
James E Weaver, q resident OF Gettysburg. She
has kept the diary all these years and Saturday
had the pleasure OF restoring IL TO Its owner. Mr..
VIM h. Lawson, another veteran, and a member
OF the same command. was the person who made
the discovery of lost book and was the one who
brought the parties together.
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KILLED 81 ELICTRIClrY.-George Schneider one
OF the inspectors OF lamps Of the Harlem Electric
Light Co, In New York, was killed Saturday In the
company's building. Two men were working
about big dynamo, In front Of which hung an
fectively insulated. Schneider was looking at
them, and In leaning forward his hat struck the
lamp and set Il swinging. without O thought OF
danger he caught hold Of the round brass finished
tube which holds the bottom carbon. A shiver
passed over his body and he fell to the ground
dead The whole strength OF the current had
passed through his body. k1lling him Instantly.
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A split i'm milwaukee,
THE CO0PRRs LEAVE THE KNIGHTS BRCAusr or rHR
TEMPERANCE


TEMPERANCE PLANK.
Chicago special to the Philadelphia Press says:
Powderly during bis brief stay over here on his
homeward journey to Philadelphia said he was
sorry he was not able to succeed in the objects OF
his visit to Milwaukee. The Temperance plank In
the new constitution ratined BY the generally as.
sem0ly at Minneapolis has resulted In the abso-
lutte secession OF the Milwaukee c0OpcTs and u full
" expected 70 be followed BY similar movement
here About forty OF the 800 ttght-barrel coopen
OF MILWAUKEE refuse 70 Join the new union estab-
nShed last night and adhere TO the old order. VIM.
Zulsdon, who was master workman OF the Tight
Barrel Coopers x. OF l. Assembly, has been elected
president OF the new 1tght-Barrel Co0pers Union,
the secretary was instructed to return the K of l.
charter 70 the master workman Of the district IS
sembly. MI. Powdeyly endeavored In vain 70 eject
0 reconciliation He said the clause In the new
constitution was only TO restrain Knights Of Labor
assemblies nom the use Of beer on the day Of their
annual pacntcA With what they did Is individuals
Of me remaining days Of the year the oreer had
nothing TO say.
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AUCTION SALES.
This AFTRRNOON.
TyRUsrEEs SALE OF yALUABIE nxPRovEI
EsTAIf y i2T s srEr NV n

EsSsSH y Il. is5S : sisSzs 4 VI
s ss , s:ss q e nj; s s:'; H. 81
, iS % e 'sS one Of ne Ian land Escord: ior
The party .scussa sSsrsSy :. pubic Sc 10
1Efes e a. =: IbGsssg.s
s:sss &: Ssi j SSs "a a
ds:crbsd e lot numbered seventy three go in Allen
1o .na
s, y ne ~ the In
cash, and the balance thereof IN two equal install
:: 4
&c e q
r
chasers thereof and all conveyancing and recording
a.: ne nss q Ten &c a.s. :o%
the Day q sale iae Trustee 2:
dssultns purchaser or after At least ave
co. '''' 'd FfSDSrf ALE1AspEn Trustee.
THOMAS BOWLING. Auctionssr. o6-dsds
IL THE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED. IN CON.
eP hour and
' os ss order Q! ra h
GEO. ". sTICKNEY. Auctoneer. $3.50 street.
sfREEF NohfGMEsq. 3 Between q ASp
ssSsSsSRSAHs s S sHSsa1sr
sale. in front Of the premises. Lots 81. 81
and 76 to S. in Shafer and Cornets subdivision Of
certain lots in square $751; containing l67lA square
and a aass % f.
(,HANGERY SALE OF yAAduAsLE JJNM1PR9yER
O sTRFrr E sSFTHR.s BEiSa No. 1907 FIRST
BY virtue Of decree of the Supreme Court Of -
the District Of Columbia passed October Z, 1857 go
in Equity Cause No. 1857. win sell at public III
f6JR Pax x SGrEPt hs pss. OF
parcel of ground in the city Of Washington, ID. c.
known and the pl. plan Of said city
and being part Of Lot numbered fourteen Q4l In
square numbered seven hundred and three C703l be-
east thirty $50 feet nine 90 inches from the
northeast Of said lot and running thence south
twentyseven l27) feet three I'D inches: thence east
sixty-eght 1857 feet four 4l inches; thence north
west sxtyeight 1881 feet four "a inches the place
of begnning together with the improvements thereon
which consist OF House. with brick basement and
two frame stories.
Terms Of sale prescribed by the decree; onethrd
Of the purchase money in cash. one third in six
months and third in twelve months from the day
Of SALE all cash. at the option OF the purchaser the
deferred payments, any, to be secured by deed Of
trust upon the property with interest thereon At the
rate Of st1 per centum per annum A deposit Of one
sale. All conveyancing at purchasers expense the
terms Of sale not complied with in ten tlO) days
from the day of sale the property will be resod at the
risk and cost Of the dsfaulting purchaser
WALTER B. WILLIAMS CO.. Auctioneers.
ol2-eOdGds
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A Child Killed BY a Dog

CHICAGO, october ga special from Monon, Ill.
Co the Iafer-Ocedn says: Neighbors OF William
duncan gathered at his house saturday night TO
celebrate a birthday. Among those present we're
joseph Cleary and family. Mr.. Cleary's nine-year-
Old son. In company with other children, went into
the yard where Duncans large shepherd dog was
tied up. The boy attempted 10 caress the animal,
which sprang al his throat, threw him 10 the
ground, and before help could arrive killed him.
Tue dog was known TO be vicious.
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Riorous STUDENTS IN MoNTRBAL.-A body Of
students from Mc6ill University, afler attending
theatrical performance In Montreal Saturday
night paraded the streets ana behaved 90 rtOtous-
" that several OF them were arrested The rest Of
them then obtained reinf0rcements marched
down TO the police station and attempted TO take
possession, but were driver on BY the police, who
were Obliged to IRE on them.
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DY ROBERT VOSE CO.,
ID Real Estate Agents, 800 B st. sc,
TWO NEW PRESSED BRICK FRONT HOUSES By

On THURSDAY, OCTOBER TWENTY-SEV-
ENTH, at FIVE O'CLOCK NJ. These houses are1s5
located On l!sn st. Sc. near south Carolina ave. 80
modern improvements; and crates in each dining
room and coal and wood sheds I'm the rear They are
well built neatly finished. and should command the
attention Of any one seeking Q pleasant home. The
netghborhood and all its surroundings excellent.
(The lots have frontage Of II feet inc hes and
depth OF E23 feet to 20-foot aley) 600 deposit
each house At sale. Terms very easy.
ROBERT V6sE, Auctioneer.
N. B.-These Houses can be examined every after.
noon until sale, from to O'Clock by applying
office, 800 b st. Sc o20-5t
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The Symptoms Of Drunkenness.

From the Family Ply stefan
The symptoms Of drunkenness, be It observed
are all paraiytic and arc all due TO loss OF nervous
power and OF voluntary control The flushing OF
the face shows the paralysis Of the small blood
vessels; soon the slipshod utterance shows the
want OF voluntary control over some OF the mus
cles OF articulation; the double vision indicates
the loss OF accommodating power In the eyes, and
the staggering gait shows that the loss OF control
has extended 70 the larger muscles; lastly the
drunkard falls prosuate In a condition SO Closely
resembling apoplexy that the most experienced
occasionally fail rightly 70 distinguish the one
from the other. II tine Incorporate use OF alcohol
be persisted In there soon results a degeneration
OF all the tissues OF the body. The nervous tissues
are, perhaps, the frst To suffer, and the shaking
hand and lettering gait are infallibly followed by
similar totterng Of the intellectual and moral
facultie6 The stomach resents the constant in
PRODUCTION into Il OF ardent spirits, and soon re.
fuses properly 70 digest food. The liver and gid
neys give out In a similar way, and the fmpair.
ment OF their functions causes terrible dropsy.
The heart gets fatty and weak, the lungs lose
their fresh elasticity and there Is not tissue
In the body which has not In one way or another
succumbed 70 the nltreatment 70 which it has
been subjected
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The Teachers Epitaph

Prom the Boston Journal Of Education
III her last talk with her girls at Mount Holyoke
Seminary, Mary Lyon said, with wonderful earn
estness, the words now inscribed on her tombstone
IN the seminary grounds: There Is nothing In the
universe that fear but that shall not know ali
INV duty or shall fail 10 do IL.